Speakers
Dan Pfaff, US
Dan is the UKA performance director at Lee Valley Athletics centre. Dan has over the years produced world-class athletes which includes coaching 33 Olympians to seven Olympic medals and 45 athletes to the IAAF World Championships, where they have won 10 medals. He is generalist as coach and is coaching a multitude of power evens as the sprints and jumps. Among the athletes he has coached is former Olympic and World 100m champion and world record holder Donovan Bailey. One of his present athletes is the long jumper Greg Rutherford. Dan will be lecturing about long and triple jump
Gary Winckler, US
Gary Winckler is one of the leading hurdles coach in the US, and one of the top coaches in the world today. His technical knowledge is regarded internationally in the sprints and hurdles, and since 1992 ten athletes under his direction have competed in every World Championships and Olympic Games and won medals. Among these include Yvonne Harrison, Tonya Buford-Bailey and 2003 World Champion Perdita Felicien. He also coached the Swedish hurdlers Susanna and Jenny Kallur the time they were studying at UIUC. Gary will lecturing about hurdling
Peter Beek, NL
Peter Beck is a professor at the Vrije University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Coordination Dynamics. His research covers a wide range in the field of coordination with a focus on dynamic systems theory in which he is one of the leading researchers.
Peter speaks about the new theories of motorlearning.
Frans Bosch, NL
Frans Bosch is Associate Professor at Fontys University for Applied Science in Holland where he teaches biomechanics and motorlearning.
He is also the author of the book "Running: Biomechanics and Exercise Physiology in Practice" with Ronald Klomp.
The book is considered by many as one of the best on the subject. Frans is a frequent lecturer throughout the world.
Frans will be lecturing about running technique and practical application of new knowledge in motorlearning.
Lars Nielsen, DEN
Head coach Danish Athletics Association and head coach jumps.
Lars has since 1992 been the head coach in jumps. Personal coach for a number of Olympic, World and European finalists and medal winners including Renata Nielsen, Pia Zinck, Marie Rasmussen, Martin Voss, Anders Moller etc. Lars will be lecturing about long and triple jump.
Tapani Keränen, FIN
Tapani is working as biomechanists at KIHU - Research Institute for Olympic Sports in Jyväskylä. He has participated in many of the studies carried out about the hurdles and jumps. Tapani is also a coach and have the ability to help us coaches to understand the biomechanics in an easy manner.
Tapani will be lecturing in jumps and hurdles.
Torbjörn Eriksson SWE
Torbjörn is the present coach of Susanna Kallur. A former international athlete in the sprint. Semifinals in 200m at the Olympic Games 1992. Bronze at the European indoor championship 1996.
Anders Henriksson SWE
Anders Henriksson Lecturer at Dalarna University. Teach pedagogics at the at sports coach program. Anders previously worked many years at friidrottsgymnasiet in Falun and lately collaborated with Torbjörn Eriksson in coaching of Susanna Kallur. Anders has a broad experience in speed-strength events as a coach in the multi-events, sprint-hurdles and jumps.
Benke Blomkvist SWE
Head coach short hurdles and coordinator sprint/hurdles in Swedish Athletics. Benke Blomkvist is the former longterm coach of women's 60m Hurdles World Record holder Susanna Kallur and her sister Jenny Kallur. Have also been active in the UK as a Senior Performance Coach in Wales for two years where coached a group of athletes including the World champion 2011 at 400H Dai Greene and the 110m hurdler William Sharman forth at the World Championships 2009. Benke will lecturing about hurdling.
